Sydney’s Ferry McFerryface renamed after children’s author
CANBERRA, Australia — A Sydney Harbor ferry christened Ferry McFerryface three months ago has been renamed after a political squabble.
New South Wales Minister for Transport and Infrastructure Andrew Constance said in November that McFerryface came second place in a competition after the now famous choice, Boaty McBoatface.
But Constance said Wednesday that McFerry was only a temporary name to entertain children during the southern summer and the ferry had been permanently renamed after Australian children’s author May Gibbs.
“Over the summer period, we decided let’s have a bit of fun with the kids with Ferry McFerryface and now I’ve named the ferry May Gibbs,” Constance told Australian Broadcasting Corp.